2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 7–21 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach|

* Russ Pennell (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Anthony Boone
* Matt Scherbenske
* Josh Lowery

Home arena| Farris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)

Seasons

<- 2014–15

2016–17 ->

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Stephen F. Austin † | 18 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 28 | - | 6  |  | .824
Texas A&M–CC | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 25 | - | 8  |  | .758
Sam Houston State | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 18 | - | 16  |  | .529
Incarnate Word* | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 17 | - | 12  |  | .586
Houston Baptist | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 17 | - | 17  |  | .500
Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 12 | - | 21  |  | .364
Abilene Christian* | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 13 | - | 18  |  | .419
McNeese State | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 9 | - | 20  |  | .310
Central Arkansas** | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 7 | - | 21  |  | .250
New Orleans | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 10 | - | 20  |  | .333
Nicholls State | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 11 | - | 23  |  | .324
Northwestern State | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 8 | - | 20  |  | .286
Lamar | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 11 | - | 19  |  | .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament.[1]

## Preseason[edit]

The Bears were picked to finish 12th in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director's Poll.[2]

## Roster[edit]

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Hometown

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F | 00  | Boo Milligan | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | So | Future College Prep  | Los Angeles, CA
G | 1  | Jordan Howard | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | So | Perry HS  | Chandler, AZ
F | 2  | Ethan Lee | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Camden Fairview  | Camden, AR
G | 3  | Tyler Simmons | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | So | Greenbrier  | Greenbrier, AR
F/C | 4  | Albert Christensson | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | So | South Kent Prep (Conn.)  | Lund Sweden
F | 5  | Justin Foreman | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sr | Grand Canyon University | Bellaire, TX
G | 10  | Mathieu Kamba | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | So | Bishop McNally  | Calgary Alberta Canada
G | 11  | Jeff Lowery | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jr | Grand Canyon University  | Phoenix, AZ
F | 13  | Otas Iyekekpolor | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Lillian Osborne HS  | Edmonton, AB, Canada
F/C | 22  | Tanner Schmit | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | Fr | Nicholls School  | Buffalo, NY
G | 25  | Thatch Unruh | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Quakerdale Prep  | Branson, MO
G | 30  | Mike Martin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Coffeyville CC  | Wichita, KS
G | 32  | Derreck Brooks | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Phoenix College  | Portland, OR
C | 52  | Jake Zuilhof | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | GS | Grand Canyon University  | Azle, TX

Head coach

* Russ Pennell

Assistant coach(es)

* Anthony Boone
* Matt Scherbenske
* Josh Lowery

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

## Schedule and results[edit]

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Exhibition
10/31/2015*
3:00 pm | Lyon College | W 77–69 |
| Farris Center (N/A)
Conway, AR
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm | Central Baptist College | W 83–80 |
| Farris Center (N/A)
Conway, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2015*
4:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 81–98 | 0–1
| Reynolds Center (3,839)
Tulsa, OK
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm | at UMass
Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 62–89 | 0–2
| William D. Mullins Memorial Center (3,158)
Amherst, MA
11/21/2015*
4:00 pm | at Rutgers
Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 84–87 | 0–3
| Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,113)
Piscataway, NJ
11/23/2016*
12:30 pm | vs. UTSA
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight semifinals | W 94–84 | 1–3
| MGM Grand Garden Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2015*
3:30 pm | vs. Howard
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight championship | L 54–73 | 1–4
| MGM Grand Garden Arena (217)
Paradise, NV
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 73–79 | 1–5
| Jack Stephens Center (3,638)
Little Rock, AR
12/03/2015*
8:00 pm | at Oklahoma | L 68–111 | 1–6
| Lloyd Noble Center (7,109)
Norman, OK
12/06/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3 | at Pittsburgh | L 47–100 | 1–7
| Petersen Events Center (7,049)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 54–77 | 1–8
| Farris Center (3,055)
Conway, AR
12/22/2015*
7:05 pm | at Arkansas State | L 67–77 | 1–9
| Convocation Center (1,040)
Jonesboro, AR
Conference Games
01/02/2016>
4:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 61–62 | 1–10
(0–1)  | Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/05/2016
7:30 pm | at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | L 82–94 | 1–11
(0–2)  | American Bank Center (837)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/09/2016
4:00 pm | Lamar | W 93–76 | 2–11
(1–2)  | Farris Center (1,225)
Conway, AR
01/12/2016
7:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 64–85 | 2–12
(1–3)  | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/19/2016
7:00 pm | Houston Baptist | L 61–72 | 2–13
(1–4)  | Farris Center
Conway, AR
01/23/2016
3:00 pm | at Nicholls State | W 94–83 | 3–13
(2–4)  | Stopher Gym (1,567)
Thibodaux, LA
01/25/2016
7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 83–94 | 3–14
(2–5)  | Lakefront Arena (414)
New Orleans, LA
02/02/2016
6:30 pm | at Northwestern State | L 75–91 | 3–15
(2–6)  | Prather Coliseum (1,423)
Natchitoches, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm | New Orleans | W 112–77 | 4–15
(3–6)  | Farris Center (2,192)
Conway, AR
02/09/2016
7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–72 | 5–15
(4–6)  | Farris Center (513)
Conway, AR
02/12/2016
7:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 69–71 | 5–16
(4–7)  | McDermott Center (827)
San Antonio, TX
02/15/2016
7:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 107–94 | 6–16
(5–7)  | Farris Center (715)
Conway, AR
02/20/2016
4:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 75–105 | 6–17
(5–8)  | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139)
Huntsville, TX
02/22/2016
7:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 88–82 | 7–17
(6–8)  | Burton Coliseum (331)
Lake Charles, LA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 56–75 | 7–18
(6–9)  | University Center (831)
Hammond, LA
02/29/2016
7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 73–83 | 7–19
(6–10)  | Farris Center (748)
Conway, AR
03/03/2016
7:00 pm | Nicholls State | L 64–68 | 7–20
(6–11)  | Farris Center (948)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
4:00 pm | McNeese State | L 77–85 | 7–21
(6–12)  | Farris Center (823)
Conway, AR

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

## See also[edit]

* 2015–16 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
2. ^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Southland Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
3. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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